Tag: EU
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PDP reacts to EU final report on 2019 elections
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended the European Union (EU) on its final report on the 2019 general election. The party made the commendation in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, on Sunday in Abuja. Ologbondiyan lauded the union for stating the facts…
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Presidential tribunal: EU Mission says not aware of INEC server
The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) in Nigeria on yesterday virtually spoke on the petition filed by Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party – it said it was unaware of any server used by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Briefing newsmen in Abuja on the EU EOM’s report, the Deputy…
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BREAKING: EU final report knocks INEC, parties on 2019 polls
The European Union Election Observation Mission has knocked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and political parties for their actions in the last general elections. EU noted there were shortcomings in INEC’s operations while leading political parties were at fault for not controlling their supporters who unleashed violence on electorates. The EU EOM Chief Observer,…
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PDP urges EU to sustain election monitoring in Nigeria
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the European Union (EU) and other international communities to continue to monitor electoral process in Nigeria. PDP’s Deputy National Chairman (South), Mr Yemi Akinwonmi, made the call when he received a delegation of EU Elections Observation Mission at the party’s Presidential Campaign Office on Friday in Abuja. Akinwonmi…
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EU donates laptops, smartphones to corpers
The European Union (EU) has announced plan to donate laptops and smartphones to members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports only NYSC members who worked during the 2019 general elections in Nigeria will benefit from the EU donation. The laptops and smartphones are equipments the EU used for monitoring the 2019…
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EU congratulates Buhari on re-election
The European Union (EU) has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election. A statement by the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, to the president on Saturday, said the Union expressed willingness to work with his administration. Recall that President Buhari was declared the winner of the February 23 presidential election by the Independent National Electoral…
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Bauchi supplementary polls: Dogara writes ICC, US, EU, UK
…Reveals plot by FG, Bauchi govt, security agents to unleash violence on Bauchi citizenry Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has alerted the International Criminal Court, United States, United Kindom and the European Union governments on a plot by the Federal Government of Nigeria, Security Agencies and Bauchi State Government to unleash…
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Britain’s Theresa May asks EU to delay Brexit until June 30
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has written to European Council President Donald Tusk to request to delay the UK‘s departure from the European Union by three months. The UK is currently due to leave on March 29, but the British parliament has twice rejected May’s divorce deal with the EU, prompting concerns that the UK…
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EU to pool, network its cybersecurity expertise
The European Union (EU) is stepping up its capacity to protect Europe against ever-increasing cyber threats by creating a new structure to pool and network its expertise in cybersecurity research, technology and industrial development. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the Council’s Permanent Representatives Committee on Wednesday granted the Romanian presidency a mandate to start talks with the…
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U.S. citizens will need a visa to travel to Europe beginning in 2021
United States citizens will be required to have a visa if they travel to Europe, beginning from 2021, the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) announced on Sunday. “The visa will be valid for three years, and will allow a holder to enter the country “as many times as necessary,’’ ETIAS added. Currently, U.S.…